(botany, zoology) Of a side that is facing away from the axis or central line, such as the underside of a leaf; or the back of an animal.
Not in the axis. Applied to an embryo placed out of the axis of the seed.
abaxile
abaxile
adj
Alternative form of abaxial
abrasax
abrasax
Proper noun
One of the Archons who follows Sabaoth when he leaves the ranks of the Demiurge to become an aeon alongside Sophia.
definition
Noun
A gem engraved with the word Abrasax or Abraxas.
abraxas
abraxas
noun
(Gnosticism, historical) A transcription of Abrasax.
bandbox
bandbox
noun
A box of lightweight construction (e.g. cardboard, thin wood) for carrying hats or other apparel items.
A small baseball park conducive to scoring home runs.
bateaux
bateaux
noun
plural of bateau
bauxite
bauxite
noun
The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.
baxtone
beatrix
beatrix
Proper noun
a main belt asteroid; named the beloved of
beeswax
beeswax
noun
(colloquial, mildly humorous) “Business”, as in such phrases as mind your own beeswax and none of your beeswax.
A wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods.
verb
(transitive) To polish with beeswax.
bemixed
bemixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemix
bemixes
bemixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemix
benedix
benelux
benelux
Proper noun
An economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg; one of the precursors of the European Union; the countries which constitute(d) this union.
benzoxy
betaxed
betwixt
betwixt
prep
(literary or archaic) Between.
biaxial
biaxial
adj
(mathematics, astronomy) Having two axes of rotation and two planes of symmetry (e.g. having the shape of a spheroid)
Along two axes; e.g. in engineering, a shear or compression text of a material along two axes
Having a value in two perpendicular directions. (In solid mechanics, it generally means that normal stresses exist in two of the possible three directions, though not necessarily equal in sign or magnitude.)
Having two axes.
biotaxy
biotaxy
noun
(biology, dated) The classification of living organisms according to their structural character; taxonomy.
bioxide
bisexed
bissext
bissext
noun
The bissextile intercalary day.
boombox
boombox
noun
Alternative spelling of boom box
boraxes
boraxes
noun
plural of borax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of borax
bostryx
bostryx
noun
(botany) A helicoid cyme.
boxball
boxball
noun
Any of various informal ball games or sports played with boxes, or in a box-shaped court.
boxbush
boxcars
boxcars
noun
(slang, dice games) Double six in a dice game with two dice.
plural of boxcar
boxfish
boxfish
noun
Any of the family Ostraciidae of often colorful, squared, bony fishes.
Certain species in Ostraciidae, principally in genus Ostracion.
boxford
boxford
Proper noun
a town in Massachusetts.
boxfuls
boxfuls
noun
plural of boxful
boxhaul
boxhaul
verb
(nautical, transitive, intransitive) To bring (a square-rigged ship) onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round.
boxhead
boxhead
noun
(UK, military, slang, dated) A German person.
boxholm
boxiana
boxiest
boxiest
adj
superlative form of boxy: most boxy
boxings
boxings
noun
plural of boxing
boxlike
boxlike
adj
similar to a box
boxroom
boxroom
noun
A storeroom, usually upstairs, for boxes and other items.
boxtops
boxtops
noun
plural of boxtop
boxtree
boxtree
noun
Alternative form of box tree
boxwood
boxwood
noun
(countable, uncountable) Any tree of genus Buxus.
(countable, uncountable) The box tree, Buxus sempervirens.
(uncountable) The hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays.
boxwork
boxwork
noun
(geology) A form of weathering found in caves
braxies
braxies
noun
plural of braxy
braxton
braxton
Proper noun
possibly from Branxton in Northumberland.
name, modern transferred use of the surname.
breakax
broadax
broadax
noun
Alternative spelling of broadaxe
brodnax
broxton
bruxism
bruxism
noun
(dentistry) The habit or practice of grinding the teeth, as while sleeping, or due to stress or certain drugs.
bureaux
bureaux
noun
plural of bureau
butoxyl
buxeous
buxerry
buxomer
buxomer
adj
comparative form of buxom: more buxom
buxomly
buxomly
adv
In a buxom way.
cakebox
cakebox
noun
A box for keeping cake.
A cylindrical container for recordable compact discs.
carboxy
carboxy
noun
(organic chemistry) The carboxyl group.
casebox
casebox
noun
A box or shoe from which playing cards are dealt in the game of faro
cashbox
cashbox
noun
(slang) A toll booth.
A box for holding cash.
coalbox
coalbox
noun
A box for storing coal.
corebox
coxcomb
coxcomb
noun
(by extension) A foolish or conceited person; a dandy.
(historical) The cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe.
The fleshy red pate of a rooster.
deedbox
dicebox
dicebox
noun
A box from which dice are thrown in gaming.
dimebox
dustbox
duxbury
exhibit
exhibit
noun
(law) An article formally introduced as evidence in a court.
A public showing; an exhibition.
An instance of exhibiting.
That which is exhibited.
verb
(intransitive) To put on a public display.
(medicine) To administer as a remedy.
(transitive) To demonstrate.
(transitive) To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.
(transitive, law) To submit (a physical object) to a court as evidence.
extbook
exurban
exurban
adj
Of, pertaining to, or residing in an exurb
exurbia
exurbia
noun
A residential area beyond the suburbs.
feedbox
feedbox
noun
A box containing animal feed.
firebox
firebox
noun
(rail transport) The chamber of a steam engine, or a steam locomotive, in which the fuel is burned.
(vulgar) A redheaded woman or her red pubic hair.
The part of a fireplace where the fuel is burned.
fixable
fixable
adj
Capable of being fixed, repairable.
attachable
foxbane
foxboro
foxburg
gearbox
gearbox
noun
An enclosed gear train.
That part of a car's transmission containing the train of gears, and to which the gear lever is connected.
headbox
headbox
noun
A device for distributing a suspension of solids in water to a machine at a constant rate, or for retarding the rate of flow, as to a top-feed filter, or for eliminating by overflow some of the finest particles.
Synonym of headrail
The topmost square of a USPSA target holding the B and A scoring zones.
hellbox
hellbox
noun
(military, slang) A blasting machine producing an electrical charge for a detonation.
(printing, historical) A receptacle where cast metal sorts were thrown after printing.
jackbox
jackbox
noun
A device for routing electrical signals by means of a number of jacks.
jukebox
jukebox
noun
(computing) An automated carousel for the storage and retrieval of tapes, CD-ROMs, etc.
(computing, by extension) A software application capable of replaying tracks from a digital music collection.
A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music; it has push-buttons to make selections.
verb
(by extension) To play or repeat as if on a jukebox.
(transitive) To play (music or digital content) on a jukebox
To format or set up for playing by a jukebox.
To play and listen to music from a jukebox.
lockbox
lockbox
noun
A box with a built-in lock; a safe.
mailbox
mailbox
noun
(computing) A folder or account for the storage of email; an electronic inbox or mailstore.
maxbass
mixable
mixable
adj
Capable of being mixed.
mixible
mixible
adj
Archaic form of miscible.
oxberry
oxbiter
oxblood
oxblood
adj
Of a dark brownish-red colour.
noun
A dark brownish-red colour.
The blood of an ox.
oxbrake
paxiuba
paxiuba
noun
A palm tree of the genus Iriartea.
pillbox
pillbox
noun
(archaic, slang) A doctor's carriage.
A flat, concrete gun emplacement.
A small box in which pills are kept.
playbox
playbox
noun
A box for storing playthings; a toybox.
postbox
postbox
noun
Alternative spelling of post box
rexburg
roubaix
roubaix
Proper noun
Toponym of an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States
roxboro
roxbury
roxbury
Proper noun
A town in Connecticut
A town in Maine
A town in New Hampshire
A town in New York
A community in Prince Edward Island, Canada
A town in Vermont
A town in Wisconsin
roxobel
saltbox
saltbox
noun
(UK, slang, historical) The cell in Newgate prison for a prisoner condemned to death.
(US) a distinctively-shaped wooden-frame house with two storeys at the front and one behind, characteristic of New England
A box for keeping salt in.
A roof where one side slopes farther down than the other.
A similar box formerly used as a percussion instrument in burlesque music.
sandbox
sandbox
noun
(US) A children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand.
(US, military, slang, usually "The Sandbox") The Middle East.
(Wikimedia jargon) A page on a wiki where users are free to experiment without destroying or damaging any legitimate content.
(computing) An isolated area where a program can be executed with a restricted portion of the resources available.
(rail transport) A box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs onto the rails in front of the driving wheels, to prevent slipping.
A box filled with sand that is shaped to form a mould for metal casting.
A container for sand or pounce, used historically before blotting paper.
An animal's litter box.
verb
(computing, transitive) To restrict (a program, etc.) by placing it in a sandbox.
saxtuba
saxtuba
noun
An obsolete valved brasswind instrument inspired by the Ancient Roman cornu and tuba.
seedbox
seedbox
noun
(Internet) A private server used for uploading and downloading files.
(botany) A capsule.
A box in which seeds are planted.
A plant (Ludwigia alternifolia) with somewhat cubical or box-shaped capsules.
sidebox
sidebox
noun
A box placed alongside the main text in a book, etc. containing further related text.
A box set in the side of a theatre's auditorium.
sinkbox
soapbox
soapbox
noun
(figuratively) A talk about one's pet topic (or the topic itself), especially when only tangentially relevant to an ongoing discussion.
(figuratively) Any physical or media platform which gives prominence to the person on it and the views they espouse.
(literally) A crate for packing soap.
A soapbox car.
verb
To give a speech from (or as if from) a soapbox.
spitbox
spitbox
noun
A barn where racehorses are tested for drugs.
A vessel to receive spittle; a spittoon.
suboxid
subtaxa
subtaxa
noun
plural of subtaxon (Elements within a taxon).
subtext
subtext
noun
(authorship) The implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue.
tabaxir
taxable
taxable
adj
subject to taxation.
that can be taxed
noun
Something on which tax must be paid.
taxably
taxably
adv
In a way that is subject to taxation.
taxibus
taxibus
noun
A small bus that operates without a timetable, departing when sufficiently full
taxicab
taxicab
noun
a vehicle that passengers hire to take them between locations of their choice, the fare being calculated with a taximeter; a taxi or cab
verb
(intransitive) To travel by taxicab.
toolbox
toolbox
noun
(computing) A set of pre-existing routines for use in writing new programs.
(figurative) A set of skills or competences
(slang) Dumbass or idiot.
A storage case for tools.
tubifex
tubifex
noun
Any member of the genus Tubifex of tubificid annelids, some of which are used to feed fish in freshwater aquaria.
unboxed
unboxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unbox
unboxes
unboxes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unbox
unbuxom
unbuxom
Adjective
disobedient
vexable
vexable
adj
Capable of being vexed; perturbable.
waxbill
waxbill
noun
Any bird of the genus Estrilda.
waxbird
waxbird
noun
(rare) A bird, the waxwing (Bombycilla spp.).
waxbush
waxcomb
woodbox
woodbox
noun
A box used for the storage of wood, particularly firewood.
workbox
workbox
noun
(figurative) A set of skills and approaches.
A toolbox; a container for the items needed to carry out a task.